This is the last one, officially quitting the scene. Everyone, until we meet again.
From getting into this on September 23rd until now, I’ve played with contracts, gone all-in on spot trading, and even joined trading competitions for fun—two accounts, all together lost nearly 1000u. One account made a killing, the other lost like crazy, and in the end, when the statements came out: net profit of 80u. Then I realized, over these two and a half months, I spent 80u just on cab rides to the internet cafe...
Basically, I was busy for nothing, just broke even.
But honestly, I’m pretty satisfied. In two and a half months, I learned a lot and trained my mindset—I’ve seen the agony of losing 2500 in two minutes, and the thrill of making 1500 in half an hour; I’ve had those highlight moments when a spot trade shot up to 2100 at night, and also my fair share of embarrassing moments getting sandwiched by scientists.
I’m only 16 now, a sophomore in high school (skipped a grade). After I graduate, I’ll have plenty of time to come back and mess around with this stuff again.
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MindsetExpander
· 11h ago
Damn, bro, you're playing like this at just 16? I'm impressed... Wait until after high school graduation? By then, the market situation will be different again.
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ProposalDetective
· 14h ago
Haha, you're already playing like this at 16. When you get to college, there really will be no turning back.
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GasFeeNightmare
· 14h ago
Haha, already doing this at 16, you really have guts. When you graduate and come back, you'll take off for sure.
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LiquidityWizard
· 14h ago
ngl the math doesn't actually check out here... $1000 in, $80 net profit, minus $80 transport costs = literally zero. statistically speaking that's a break-even scenario disguised as success, which is... concerning given the risk-adjusted volatility exposure
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YieldWhisperer
· 14h ago
Bro, that's some real awareness—you already understand at 16 that taking profits is an art.
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DefiEngineerJack
· 14h ago
ngl the fact you're 16 and already grasping position sizing and risk management puts most retail traders to shame... actually™ that's the real alpha here, not the 80u
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OnchainDetectiveBing
· 14h ago
Earned 80u in two and a half months at 16 years old. That mindset is really something—just consider it tuition.
This is the last one, officially quitting the scene. Everyone, until we meet again.
From getting into this on September 23rd until now, I’ve played with contracts, gone all-in on spot trading, and even joined trading competitions for fun—two accounts, all together lost nearly 1000u. One account made a killing, the other lost like crazy, and in the end, when the statements came out: net profit of 80u. Then I realized, over these two and a half months, I spent 80u just on cab rides to the internet cafe...
Basically, I was busy for nothing, just broke even.
But honestly, I’m pretty satisfied. In two and a half months, I learned a lot and trained my mindset—I’ve seen the agony of losing 2500 in two minutes, and the thrill of making 1500 in half an hour; I’ve had those highlight moments when a spot trade shot up to 2100 at night, and also my fair share of embarrassing moments getting sandwiched by scientists.
I’m only 16 now, a sophomore in high school (skipped a grade). After I graduate, I’ll have plenty of time to come back and mess around with this stuff again.